diff --git a/jsr.json b/jsr.json
index 249c2ca..11bdc2f 100644
--- a/jsr.json
+++ b/jsr.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@nostr/tools",
-  "version": "2.10.1",
+  "version": "2.10.2",
   "exports": {
     ".": "./index.ts",
     "./core": "./core.ts",
diff --git a/nip10.test.ts b/nip10.test.ts
index 7d7ff6d..ca38a2c 100644
--- a/nip10.test.ts
+++ b/nip10.test.ts
@@ -5,20 +5,21 @@ describe('parse NIP10-referenced events', () => {
   test('legacy + a lot of events', () => {
     let event = {
       tags: [
-        ['e', 'b857504288c18a15950dd05b9e8772c62ca6289d5aac373c0a8ee5b132e94e7c'],
-        ['e', 'bbd72f0ae14374aa8fb166b483cfcf99b57d7f4cf1600ccbf17c350040834631'],
-        ['e', '5e081ebb19153357d7c31e8a10b9ceeef29313f58dc8d701f66727fab02aef64'],
-        ['e', '49aff7ae6daeaaa2777931b90f9bb29f6cb01c5a3d7d88c8ba82d890f264afb4'],
-        ['e', '567b7c11f0fe582361e3cea6fcc7609a8942dfe196ee1b98d5604c93fbeea976'],
-        ['e', '090c037b2e399ee74d9f134758928948dd9154413ca1a1acb37155046e03a051'],
-        ['e', '89f220b63465c93542b1a78caa3a952cf4f196e91a50596493c8093c533ebc4d'],
-        ['p', '77ce56f89d1228f7ff3743ce1ad1b254857b9008564727ebd5a1f317362f6ca7'],
-        ['p', '534780e44da7b494485e85cd4cca6af4f6caa1627472432b6f2a4ece0e9e54ec'],
         ['p', '4ca4f5533e40da5e0508796d409e6bb35a50b26fc304345617ab017183d83ac0'],
+        ['p', '534780e44da7b494485e85cd4cca6af4f6caa1627472432b6f2a4ece0e9e54ec'],
+        ['p', '77ce56f89d1228f7ff3743ce1ad1b254857b9008564727ebd5a1f317362f6ca7'],
+        ['e', '89f220b63465c93542b1a78caa3a952cf4f196e91a50596493c8093c533ebc4d'],
+        ['e', '090c037b2e399ee74d9f134758928948dd9154413ca1a1acb37155046e03a051'],
+        ['e', '567b7c11f0fe582361e3cea6fcc7609a8942dfe196ee1b98d5604c93fbeea976'],
+        ['e', '49aff7ae6daeaaa2777931b90f9bb29f6cb01c5a3d7d88c8ba82d890f264afb4'],
+        ['e', '5e081ebb19153357d7c31e8a10b9ceeef29313f58dc8d701f66727fab02aef64'],
+        ['e', 'bbd72f0ae14374aa8fb166b483cfcf99b57d7f4cf1600ccbf17c350040834631'],
+        ['e', 'b857504288c18a15950dd05b9e8772c62ca6289d5aac373c0a8ee5b132e94e7c'],
       ],
     }
 
     expect(parse(event)).toEqual({
+      quotes: [],
       mentions: [
         {
           id: 'bbd72f0ae14374aa8fb166b483cfcf99b57d7f4cf1600ccbf17c350040834631',
@@ -55,41 +56,37 @@ describe('parse NIP10-referenced events', () => {
           relays: [],
         },
       ],
-      reply: {
+      root: {
         id: '89f220b63465c93542b1a78caa3a952cf4f196e91a50596493c8093c533ebc4d',
         relays: [],
       },
-      root: {
+      reply: {
         id: 'b857504288c18a15950dd05b9e8772c62ca6289d5aac373c0a8ee5b132e94e7c',
         relays: [],
       },
     })
   })
 
-  test('legacy + 3 events', () => {
+  test('modern', () => {
     let event = {
       tags: [
-        ['e', 'b857504288c18a15950dd05b9e8772c62ca6289d5aac373c0a8ee5b132e94e7c'],
-        ['e', 'bbd72f0ae14374aa8fb166b483cfcf99b57d7f4cf1600ccbf17c350040834631'],
-        ['e', '5e081ebb19153357d7c31e8a10b9ceeef29313f58dc8d701f66727fab02aef64'],
-        ['p', '77ce56f89d1228f7ff3743ce1ad1b254857b9008564727ebd5a1f317362f6ca7'],
-        ['p', '534780e44da7b494485e85cd4cca6af4f6caa1627472432b6f2a4ece0e9e54ec'],
         ['p', '4ca4f5533e40da5e0508796d409e6bb35a50b26fc304345617ab017183d83ac0'],
+        ['p', '534780e44da7b494485e85cd4cca6af4f6caa1627472432b6f2a4ece0e9e54ec'],
+        ['e', '77ce56f89d1228f7ff3743ce1ad1b254857b9008564727ebd5a1f317362f6ca7'],
+        ['e', 'bbd72f0ae14374aa8fb166b483cfcf99b57d7f4cf1600ccbf17c350040834631', '', 'root'],
+        ['e', 'b857504288c18a15950dd05b9e8772c62ca6289d5aac373c0a8ee5b132e94e7c', '', 'reply'],
       ],
     }
 
     expect(parse(event)).toEqual({
+      quotes: [],
       mentions: [
         {
-          id: 'bbd72f0ae14374aa8fb166b483cfcf99b57d7f4cf1600ccbf17c350040834631',
+          id: '77ce56f89d1228f7ff3743ce1ad1b254857b9008564727ebd5a1f317362f6ca7',
           relays: [],
         },
       ],
       profiles: [
-        {
-          pubkey: '77ce56f89d1228f7ff3743ce1ad1b254857b9008564727ebd5a1f317362f6ca7',
-          relays: [],
-        },
         {
           pubkey: '534780e44da7b494485e85cd4cca6af4f6caa1627472432b6f2a4ece0e9e54ec',
           relays: [],
@@ -99,30 +96,43 @@ describe('parse NIP10-referenced events', () => {
           relays: [],
         },
       ],
-      reply: {
-        id: '5e081ebb19153357d7c31e8a10b9ceeef29313f58dc8d701f66727fab02aef64',
+      root: {
+        id: 'bbd72f0ae14374aa8fb166b483cfcf99b57d7f4cf1600ccbf17c350040834631',
         relays: [],
       },
-      root: {
+      reply: {
         id: 'b857504288c18a15950dd05b9e8772c62ca6289d5aac373c0a8ee5b132e94e7c',
         relays: [],
       },
     })
   })
 
-  test('legacy + 2 events', () => {
+  test('modern, inverted, author hint', () => {
     let event = {
       tags: [
-        ['e', 'b857504288c18a15950dd05b9e8772c62ca6289d5aac373c0a8ee5b132e94e7c'],
-        ['e', 'bbd72f0ae14374aa8fb166b483cfcf99b57d7f4cf1600ccbf17c350040834631'],
-        ['p', '77ce56f89d1228f7ff3743ce1ad1b254857b9008564727ebd5a1f317362f6ca7'],
+        ['p', '4ca4f5533e40da5e0508796d409e6bb35a50b26fc304345617ab017183d83ac0', 'wss://goiaba.com'],
         ['p', '534780e44da7b494485e85cd4cca6af4f6caa1627472432b6f2a4ece0e9e54ec'],
-        ['p', '4ca4f5533e40da5e0508796d409e6bb35a50b26fc304345617ab017183d83ac0'],
+        ['p', '77ce56f89d1228f7ff3743ce1ad1b254857b9008564727ebd5a1f317362f6ca7'],
+        ['e', '5e081ebb19153357d7c31e8a10b9ceeef29313f58dc8d701f66727fab02aef64', '', 'reply'],
+        [
+          'e',
+          'bbd72f0ae14374aa8fb166b483cfcf99b57d7f4cf1600ccbf17c350040834631',
+          'wss://banana.com',
+          'root',
+          '4ca4f5533e40da5e0508796d409e6bb35a50b26fc304345617ab017183d83ac0',
+        ],
+        ['e', 'b857504288c18a15950dd05b9e8772c62ca6289d5aac373c0a8ee5b132e94e7c'],
       ],
     }
 
     expect(parse(event)).toEqual({
-      mentions: [],
+      quotes: [],
+      mentions: [
+        {
+          id: 'b857504288c18a15950dd05b9e8772c62ca6289d5aac373c0a8ee5b132e94e7c',
+          relays: [],
+        },
+      ],
       profiles: [
         {
           pubkey: '77ce56f89d1228f7ff3743ce1ad1b254857b9008564727ebd5a1f317362f6ca7',
@@ -134,60 +144,80 @@ describe('parse NIP10-referenced events', () => {
         },
         {
           pubkey: '4ca4f5533e40da5e0508796d409e6bb35a50b26fc304345617ab017183d83ac0',
-          relays: [],
+          relays: ['wss://goiaba.com'],
         },
       ],
-      reply: {
+      root: {
         id: 'bbd72f0ae14374aa8fb166b483cfcf99b57d7f4cf1600ccbf17c350040834631',
-        relays: [],
+        relays: ['wss://banana.com', 'wss://goiaba.com'],
+        author: '4ca4f5533e40da5e0508796d409e6bb35a50b26fc304345617ab017183d83ac0',
       },
-      root: {
-        id: 'b857504288c18a15950dd05b9e8772c62ca6289d5aac373c0a8ee5b132e94e7c',
+      reply: {
+        id: '5e081ebb19153357d7c31e8a10b9ceeef29313f58dc8d701f66727fab02aef64',
         relays: [],
       },
     })
   })
 
-  test('legacy + 1 event', () => {
+  test('1 event, relay hint from author', () => {
     let event = {
       tags: [
-        ['e', '9abbfd9b9ac5ecdab45d14b8bf8d746139ea039e931a1b376d19a239f1946590'],
-        ['p', '534780e44da7b494485e85cd4cca6af4f6caa1627472432b6f2a4ece0e9e54ec'],
+        ['p', '534780e44da7b494485e85cd4cca6af4f6caa1627472432b6f2a4ece0e9e54ec', 'wss://banana.com'],
+        [
+          'e',
+          '9abbfd9b9ac5ecdab45d14b8bf8d746139ea039e931a1b376d19a239f1946590',
+          '',
+          'root',
+          '534780e44da7b494485e85cd4cca6af4f6caa1627472432b6f2a4ece0e9e54ec',
+        ],
       ],
     }
 
     expect(parse(event)).toEqual({
+      quotes: [],
       mentions: [],
       profiles: [
         {
           pubkey: '534780e44da7b494485e85cd4cca6af4f6caa1627472432b6f2a4ece0e9e54ec',
-          relays: [],
+          relays: ['wss://banana.com'],
         },
       ],
-      reply: undefined,
+      reply: {
+        author: '534780e44da7b494485e85cd4cca6af4f6caa1627472432b6f2a4ece0e9e54ec',
+        id: '9abbfd9b9ac5ecdab45d14b8bf8d746139ea039e931a1b376d19a239f1946590',
+        relays: ['wss://banana.com'],
+      },
       root: {
+        author: '534780e44da7b494485e85cd4cca6af4f6caa1627472432b6f2a4ece0e9e54ec',
         id: '9abbfd9b9ac5ecdab45d14b8bf8d746139ea039e931a1b376d19a239f1946590',
-        relays: [],
+        relays: ['wss://banana.com'],
       },
     })
   })
 
-  test('recommended + 1 event', () => {
+  test('many p 1 reply', () => {
     let event = {
       tags: [
-        ['p', 'a8c21fcd8aa1f4befba14d72fc7a012397732d30d8b3131af912642f3c726f52', 'wss://relay.mostr.pub'],
-        ['p', '003d7fd21fd09ff7f6f63a75daf194dd99feefbe6919cc376b7359d5090aa9a6', 'wss://relay.mostr.pub'],
-        ['p', '2f6fbe452edd3987d3c67f3b034c03ec5bcf4d054c521c3a954686f89f03212e', 'wss://relay.mostr.pub'],
-        ['p', '44c7c74668ff222b0e0b30579c49fc6e22dafcdeaad091036c947f9856590f1e', 'wss://relay.mostr.pub'],
-        ['p', 'c5cf39149caebda4cdd61771c51f6ba91ef5645919004e5c4998a4ea69f00512', 'wss://relay.mostr.pub'],
-        ['p', '094d44bb1e812696c57f57ad1c0c707812dedbe72c07e538b80639032c236a9e', 'wss://relay.mostr.pub'],
         ['p', 'a1ba0ac9b6ec098f726a3c11ec654df4a32cbb84b5377e8788395e9c27d9ecda', 'wss://relay.mostr.pub'],
-        ['e', 'f9472913904ab7e9da008dcb2d85fd4af2d2993ada483d00c646d0c4481d031d', 'wss://relay.mostr.pub', 'reply'],
+        ['p', '094d44bb1e812696c57f57ad1c0c707812dedbe72c07e538b80639032c236a9e', 'wss://relay.mostr.pub'],
+        ['p', 'c5cf39149caebda4cdd61771c51f6ba91ef5645919004e5c4998a4ea69f00512', 'wss://relay.mostr.pub'],
+        ['p', '44c7c74668ff222b0e0b30579c49fc6e22dafcdeaad091036c947f9856590f1e', 'wss://relay.mostr.pub'],
+        ['p', '2f6fbe452edd3987d3c67f3b034c03ec5bcf4d054c521c3a954686f89f03212e', 'wss://relay.mostr.pub'],
+        ['p', '003d7fd21fd09ff7f6f63a75daf194dd99feefbe6919cc376b7359d5090aa9a6', 'wss://relay.mostr.pub'],
+        ['p', 'a8c21fcd8aa1f4befba14d72fc7a012397732d30d8b3131af912642f3c726f52', 'wss://relay.mostr.pub'],
+        [
+          'e',
+          'f9472913904ab7e9da008dcb2d85fd4af2d2993ada483d00c646d0c4481d031d',
+          'wss://relay.mostr.pub',
+          'reply',
+          'c5cf39149caebda4cdd61771c51f6ba91ef5645919004e5c4998a4ea69f00512',
+        ],
         ['mostr', 'https://poa.st/objects/dc50684b-6364-4264-ab16-49f4622f05ea'],
       ],
     }
 
     expect(parse(event)).toEqual({
+      quotes: [],
       mentions: [],
       profiles: [
         {
@@ -222,8 +252,13 @@ describe('parse NIP10-referenced events', () => {
       reply: {
         id: 'f9472913904ab7e9da008dcb2d85fd4af2d2993ada483d00c646d0c4481d031d',
         relays: ['wss://relay.mostr.pub'],
+        author: 'c5cf39149caebda4cdd61771c51f6ba91ef5645919004e5c4998a4ea69f00512',
+      },
+      root: {
+        id: 'f9472913904ab7e9da008dcb2d85fd4af2d2993ada483d00c646d0c4481d031d',
+        relays: ['wss://relay.mostr.pub'],
+        author: 'c5cf39149caebda4cdd61771c51f6ba91ef5645919004e5c4998a4ea69f00512',
       },
-      root: undefined,
     })
   })
 })
diff --git a/nip10.ts b/nip10.ts
index 4f0c1e8..9869866 100644
--- a/nip10.ts
+++ b/nip10.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import type { Event } from './core.ts'
 import type { EventPointer, ProfilePointer } from './nip19.ts'
 
-export type NIP10Result = {
+export function parse(event: Pick<Event, 'tags'>): {
   /**
    * Pointer to the root of the thread.
    */
@@ -13,29 +13,80 @@ export type NIP10Result = {
   reply: EventPointer | undefined
 
   /**
-   * Pointers to events which may or may not be in the reply chain.
+   * Pointers to events that may or may not be in the reply chain.
    */
   mentions: EventPointer[]
 
+  /**
+   * Pointers to events that were directly quoted.
+   */
+  quotes: EventPointer[]
+
   /**
    * List of pubkeys that are involved in the thread in no particular order.
    */
   profiles: ProfilePointer[]
-}
-
-export function parse(event: Pick<Event, 'tags'>): NIP10Result {
+} {
   const result: NIP10Result = {
     reply: undefined,
     root: undefined,
     mentions: [],
     profiles: [],
+    quotes: [],
   }
 
-  const eTags: string[][] = []
+  let maybeParent: EventPointer | undefined
+  let maybeRoot: EventPointer | undefined
+
+  for (let i = event.tags.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
+    const tag = event.tags[i]
 
-  for (const tag of event.tags) {
     if (tag[0] === 'e' && tag[1]) {
-      eTags.push(tag)
+      const [_, eTagEventId, eTagRelayUrl, eTagMarker, eTagAuthor] = tag as [
+        string,
+        string,
+        undefined | string,
+        undefined | string,
+        undefined | string,
+      ]
+
+      const eventPointer: EventPointer = {
+        id: eTagEventId,
+        relays: eTagRelayUrl ? [eTagRelayUrl] : [],
+        author: eTagAuthor,
+      }
+
+      if (eTagMarker === 'root') {
+        result.root = eventPointer
+        continue
+      }
+
+      if (eTagMarker === 'reply') {
+        result.reply = eventPointer
+        continue
+      }
+
+      if (eTagMarker === 'mention') {
+        result.mentions.push(eventPointer)
+        continue
+      }
+
+      if (!maybeParent) {
+        maybeParent = eventPointer
+      } else {
+        maybeRoot = eventPointer
+      }
+
+      result.mentions.push(eventPointer)
+      continue
+    }
+
+    if (tag[0] === 'q' && tag[1]) {
+      const [_, eTagEventId, eTagRelayUrl] = tag as [string, string, undefined | string]
+      result.quotes.push({
+        id: eTagEventId,
+        relays: eTagRelayUrl ? [eTagRelayUrl] : [],
+      })
     }
 
     if (tag[0] === 'p' && tag[1]) {
@@ -43,49 +94,49 @@ export function parse(event: Pick<Event, 'tags'>): NIP10Result {
         pubkey: tag[1],
         relays: tag[2] ? [tag[2]] : [],
       })
-    }
-  }
-
-  for (let eTagIndex = 0; eTagIndex < eTags.length; eTagIndex++) {
-    const eTag = eTags[eTagIndex]
-
-    const [_, eTagEventId, eTagRelayUrl, eTagMarker] = eTag as [string, string, undefined | string, undefined | string]
-
-    const eventPointer: EventPointer = {
-      id: eTagEventId,
-      relays: eTagRelayUrl ? [eTagRelayUrl] : [],
-    }
-
-    const isFirstETag = eTagIndex === 0
-    const isLastETag = eTagIndex === eTags.length - 1
-
-    if (eTagMarker === 'root') {
-      result.root = eventPointer
       continue
     }
+  }
 
-    if (eTagMarker === 'reply') {
-      result.reply = eventPointer
-      continue
-    }
+  // get legacy (positional) markers, set reply to root and vice-versa if one of them is missing
+  if (!result.root) {
+    result.root = maybeRoot || maybeParent || result.reply
+  }
+  if (!result.reply) {
+    result.reply = maybeParent || result.root
+  }
 
-    if (eTagMarker === 'mention') {
-      result.mentions.push(eventPointer)
-      continue
+  // remove root and reply from mentions, inherit relay hints from authors if any
+  ;[result.reply, result.root].forEach(ref => {
+    let idx = result.mentions.indexOf(ref!)
+    if (idx !== -1) {
+      result.mentions.splice(idx, 1)
     }
-
-    if (isFirstETag) {
-      result.root = eventPointer
-      continue
+    if (ref!.author) {
+      let author = result.profiles.find(p => p.pubkey === ref!.author)
+      if (author && author.relays) {
+        if (!ref!.relays) {
+          ref!.relays = []
+        }
+        author.relays.forEach(url => {
+          if (ref?.relays!?.indexOf(url) === -1) ref!.relays!.push(url)
+        })
+      }
     }
-
-    if (isLastETag) {
-      result.reply = eventPointer
-      continue
+  })
+  result.mentions.forEach(ref => {
+    if (ref!.author) {
+      let author = result.profiles.find(p => p.pubkey === ref!.author)
+      if (author && author.relays) {
+        if (!ref!.relays) {
+          ref!.relays = []
+        }
+        author.relays.forEach(url => {
+          if (ref?.relays!?.indexOf(url) === -1) ref!.relays!.push(url)
+        })
+      }
     }
-
-    result.mentions.push(eventPointer)
-  }
+  })
 
   return result
 }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8e2e347..33a2605 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "type": "module",
   "name": "nostr-tools",
-  "version": "2.10.1",
+  "version": "2.10.2",
   "description": "Tools for making a Nostr client.",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",